The future is now – AFLW Draft pool growing deeper
AS the AFL Women’s and female footballing pathways continues to develop, the overall quality continues to get stronger at a grassroots level. Not only the top-end talent, but also the depth within the draft pool, as players who five years ago would have been walk-up draftees are missing out purely due to the quality on […]
Bats take down Eagles in statement-defining win
UTS Bats have thrown the gauntlet down to ladder leaders East Coast Eagles in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, defeating the reigning premiers by nine points on the weekend. In the Eagles’ first loss of the season, the Bats were able to get the job done as the competition was thrown wide open in […]
Wolves claw home against Bombers
MANLY Warringah Wolves secured the win they needed in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, getting past North Shore Bombers by just 10 points at Weldon Oval. The tight, low-scoring Round 13 clash proved the Bombers are far better than their seventh position would suggest, taking it right up to the third placed Wolves but […]
Future in Focus: Bottom-age Allies to watch
WHILE all eyes will be on the 2023 AFL Women’s Draft hopefuls at the upcoming national carnival, there is an abundance of talent across all the states and territories who could impress at the championships. Clubs are looking more and more into the future similar to the men’s competition, and will be keeping an eye […]
Bats fly high after Goannas scare
DESPITE being the only side to take points off East Coast Eagles this season, the Macquarie University Goannas could not finish the job against a determined UTS Bats outfit, with the Bats scoring an eight-point win on the weekend. The AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Round 10 clash saw a Goannas side – fresh off […]
Goannas hold on to split points with Eagles
IT was not the first time a bounce of the oblong-shaped ball determined a result, and it will not be the last, but Macquarie University Goannas were certainly relieved when a flying East Coast Eagles attempt on goal went wayward. The attempt came in the dying seconds of the match between the undefeated Eagles and […]
Talent League Girls Round 7 preview: GWV Rebels vs Gold Coast Suns Academy
QUEENSLAND’S two Northern Academies enter the fray this week in the Coates Talent League Girls competition, as does the Northern Territory, while the Swans Academy returns after playing the first couple of weeks. We preview the massive clash between the Gold Coast Suns Academy and Greater Western Victoria (GWV) Rebels at Ikon Park, as the […]
Bats fly high to remain undefeated
UTS Bats are flying high off the back of a fifth straight win in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division, easily accounting for the winless Sydney University on Saturday. In a round that was incredibly one-sided with 53 points being the closest result, the Bats’ 64-point belting of the Students was part of the course. […]
2023 AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division Preview: Round 5
CLEAN ball movement will be the key to success in the AFL Sydney Women’s Premier Division this weekend as the competition reaches Round 5 of action. Though sunny conditions are predicted, with rain anticipated for Sunday, teams will have to prepare for anything in order to come away with the four points. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY vs. […]
2023 AFLW Draft Watch: April
A NUMBER of top-age, over-age and mature-age prospects have put their names on the AFLW Draft radar across the country to start 2023, and we highlight a few players who have stood out throughout the month of April in their respective states. NSW-ACT: Ella Parker (UTS Bats) has made a very impressive start to the […]
